Robert S. Bridges (b. Walmer, Kent, England, 1844; d. Boar's Hill, Abingdon, Berkshire, England, 1930) In a modern listing of important poets Bridges' name is often omitted, but in his generation he was considered a great poet and fine scholar. He studied medicine and practiced as a physician until 1881, when he moved to the village of Yattendon. He had already written some poetry, but after 1881 his literary career became a full-time occupation, and in 1913 he was awarded the position of poet laureate in England. Bridges published The Yattendon Hymnal (1899), a collection of one hundred hymns (forty-four written or translated by him with settings mainly from the Genevan psalter, arranged for unaccompanied singing. In addition to volumes… Go to person page >
Display Title: My God, my God, why dost Thou me forsakeFirst Line: My God, my God, why dost Thou me forsakeTune Title: [My God, my God, why dost Thou me forsake]Scripture: Psalm 22Date: 1899
Display Title: My God, my God, why dost Thou me forsake?First Line: My God, my God, why dost Thou me forsake?Tune Title: GENEVAN PSALM 22Meter: 10 10 10 5.Scripture: Psalm 22Date: 1918Subject: God: His Attributes, Works and Word | The Lord Jesus Christ - His Sufferings and DeathSource: Yattendon Hymnal, No. 77, 1899.
Display Title: My God, my God, why dost thou me forsake?First Line: My God, my God, why dost thou me forsake?Tune Title: GENEVA 22Author: Robert BridgesDate: 1964
Display Title: My God, my God, why dost Thou me forsake?First Line: My God, my God, why dost Thou me forsake?Tune Title: GENEVAN PSALM 22Meter: 10 10 10 5.Scripture: Psalm 22Date: 1936Source: Yattendon Hymnal, 1899, No. 77
Display Title: My God, my God, why dost Thou me forsake?First Line: My God, my God, why dost Thou me forsake?Tune Title: GENEVAN PSALM 22Meter: 10 10 10 5.Scripture: Psalm 22Date: 1930Source: Yattendon Hymnal, No. 77, 1899